Table 3

Gender, age and inheritance status by carrier group and ascertainment

CNVCarrier groupNo.Sex ratioMean age,
years (SD)
De novo frequency, no.
(95% CI)
MFM/F ratio (95% CI), P value
DeletionAll probands326200126 (0.56 to 0.67), 4.9e−05 8.7 (9.1)5.9%, 8/136 (2.6 to 11.3)
Probands +NDD26617987 (0.61 to 0.73), 1.8e−08 9.3 (7.3)7.4%, 8/108 (3.3 to 14.1)
Probands −NDD602139(0.24 to 0.48), ns8.9 (14.5)0/28
Relative carriers6532331.0, ns32.0 (15.9)0/15
DuplicationAll probands176*11065 (0.55 to 0.70), 8.3e−04 7.8 (9.0)2.2%, 1/46 (0.1 to 11.5)
Probands +NDD139*9147 (0.57 to 0.74), 2.3e−04 8.7 (7.9)2.4%, 1/42 (0.1 to 12.6)
Probands −NDD3719181.0, ns9.0 (12.6)0/4
Relative carriers3819191.0, ns32.0 (16.2)0/8
  • *The sex of one duplication proband is unknown.

  • CI, confidence interval; F, female; M, male; −NDD, probands not ascertained for NDD; +NDD, probands ascertained for neurodevelopmental disorder; SD, standard deviation; ns, not significant.